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Social Worker | Blue Care | Toowoomba Community Care- Employment Term: Permanent Full time- Location: Toowoomba Community and surrounding Sunshine Coast areas- Remuneration: $42.15 - $51.32 p/hr (dependent on experience) + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances- 5 weeks annual leave

Your part in our BlueCare team

You will provide our clients with Social Worker services with specialist advice and clinical services to improve their quality of life and well-being

This includes developing and implementing treatment & intervention programs, case management, clinical counselling, debriefing following critical events and education & support for clients and carers.

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success.

Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

What makes a difference for us?

You'll have a genuine passion for supporting people with a desire to lead exceptional outcomes for your clients. Previous experience in a health or aged care context is highly desirable. You'll also have:
- Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work- Registration with relevant professional body - Australian Association of Social Workers- Previous experience within an Aged Care or Acute setting (desirable)- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills- Experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc- Current Australian drivers licence and roadworthy registered vehicle
- Employee Benefits:
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events- Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
- Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of _BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital,_ you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly
- UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
- Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children- Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services- Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
- Diversity & Inclusion_
- Safe _workplace_
- We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, _workplaces_ and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety._